Dave, I agree with your assessment of the timing. I played with advancing the timing when I was running the Kaw and all I managed to do was melt some pistons.
John - just set the timing to the factory setting the best you can. I made a dial indicator holder out of an old spark plug. Worked great. This engine was a hot engine in it's day, and the Kawasaki guys purity much got everything out of it in factory condition. I used to work with a guy who worked for Kawasaki Snowmobile racing, and he said that there is not much more to be had out of the engine. Yes, they had twin plug heads, and six port cylinders but those were limited to the factory racing team. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Phaneuf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:55 AM Subject: [F500] Need Tips Re. Install Crankshaft in Kawi. > John > I use just a little RTV around the outside of the main seals ( all of em) > not a heavy coat. > After you get the engine running you should follow the timing > procedure in the manual. Yes the slots in the stator is the > adjustment and yes you can advance and retard it somewhat > from the factory setting. People seemed to always want more advance > than spec, don't get too wild if you go for advance. > For what it's worth ( about nothing) about 4-5 years ago I borrowed > a dyno and did a fair amount of testing on the Kaw I was running. With > the pipes I had, my motor actually made more peak power (little bit ) > with the > timing retarded from spec, goes against convention and I have no > explanation other than the rest of the setup maybe wasn't optimized to take > advantage of the more advanced timing. > You could spend a LOT of time playing with a dyno trying to chase > the variables. > Dave Phaneuf ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
